Umar Johnson Disinvited From Anne Arundel Community College

by Jamal Eric Watson

Dr. Umar Johnson, a controversial Black activist and speaker, has been disinvited from speaking at Anne Arundel Community College in Maryland after a group of students complained that he espouses anti-gay rhetoric.

Boston College Under Investigation Over Access for Disabled

by Associated Press

Boston College has become more difficult to navigate for people with disabilities in recent years, according to former and current students whose complaints have prompted an investigation into whether the school is violating accessibility laws.

Diverse Docket: Morehead State Unanimous Winner on Appeal

by Eric Freedman

Morehead State University didn’t violate First Amendment rights or commit disability discrimination when it denied tenure to an assistant professor of art history, a unanimous federal appeals panel has ruled.

Study Links Discrimination, Blacks’ Risk of Mental Disorders

by Catherine Morris

New research shows that African Americans and Caribbean Blacks who experience multiple types of discrimination are at a much greater risk for a variety of mental disorders, such as anxiety, depression and substance abuse.

AAC&U Panel on Recruitment and Retention of Faculty of Color

by Catherine Morris

Even for those colleges and universities that value diversity to the extent that they have a dedicated officer or dean of diversity, problems of inclusion and support for faculty and students of color may still be an institutional challenge.

Putting ABC’s ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ in Context with Black History Month

Diverse Docket: Instructor’s Suit Against Delgado Community College Can Move Forward

by Eric Freedman

A Korean American chemistry instructor can pursue allegations that Delgado Community College denied her a promotion and then terminated her because of racial and national origin discrimination, a federal appeals court has ruled.

Initiative in California Clearing Path to Law School for Underrepresented

Bensimon’s Journey Leads to Advocacy for Equity

by Christina Sturdivant

At the 10th Annual American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education’s National Conference in March, Dr. Estela Bensimon will receive the Outstanding Latino/a Faculty in Higher Education: Research/Teaching (Research Institutions) award.

NCAA to Honor Former Paralympic Winner With Inspiration Award

More Women, Minorities in New Congress

by Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The 114th Congress that convenes today will count more minorities and women than ever, although lawmakers remain overwhelmingly White and male in the Republican-controlled House and Senate.

9 Pennsylvania Colleges Target of Gender Complaint

WASHINGTON ― A women’s legal organization has filed discrimination complaints against nine universities in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, alleging the schools have repeatedly failed to provide equal athletic opportunities for female students over several decades.

The Title IX complaints by the Women’s Law Project were submitted late Wednesday to the U.S. Department of Education. The group cites data from each of the universities showing significant gaps between enrollment of female students and their participation rates in athletic programs. Disparities at the schools on average ranged between 7 percent and almost 15 percent over the past decade.

The complaints were made against nine of the 14 schools in the Pennsylvania State System: Bloomsburg, Cheyney, Clarion, Indiana, Kutztown, Lock Haven, Mansfield, Millersville and Shippensburg.

“Despite the fact that Title IX has obligated them to achieve gender equality, after four decades these schools still are not providing equitable opportunities for young women,” said Terry Fromson, managing attorney of the Women’s Law Project, a nonprofit group with offices in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.

The complaints call on the Pennsylvania system to address the disparities, arguing that “there is no excuse” for gender gaps in athletic participation and that failure to narrow them “sends a message to female athletes that they are not valued as highly as their male counterparts.”

Kenn Marshall, a spokesman for the Pennsylvania system, said Thursday that each of the universities remains committed to providing equal opportunities for female students, including athletics. He pointed in part to “long-term financial challenges” that he says have made gender parity difficult but contended that the schools had made progress.

“All of our universities take their responsibilities under Title IX very seriously,” Marshall said.

According to the complaints, many of the universities have had women’s rugby club teams for many years that should be elevated to varsity level to help alleviate disparities. In other instances, the complaints allege, universities have failed to offer women’s teams in field hockey, volleyball or golf, despite student interest, or didn’t provide equitable financial assistance or recruiting support for women’s teams.

Collectively, more than 900 athletic opportunities for women were missed over the past decade at the nine universities, the legal organization said.

Title IX, signed into law in 1972, opened doors for girls and women by banning sex discrimination in all federally funded school programs, including sports. The U.S. Education Department, which wields the funding power over schools, investigates complaints of alleged violations to ensure compliance.

Once Title IX complaints are accepted for investigation, a federal review generally takes up to six months.

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